# The National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Amendment Regulations 2002, Regulation 7: Amendment of regulation 9B


Regulation 9B (criteria for decisions on removal) shall be amended as follows—
(a) in paragraph (1) for “paragraph 6” substitute “paragraph 7”;
(b) in paragraph (2)(g)—
(i) after “included” insert “in”,
(ii) for “what the facts were” to the end, substitute—
“the facts relating to the matter which led to such action and the reasons given by the Health Authority or equivalent body for such action;”;
(c) in paragraph (2)(h)—
(i) after “included” insert “in”,
(ii) for “or is currently suspended from such lists” to the end, substitute—
“and if so, the facts relating to the matter which led to such action and the reasons given by the Health Authority or equivalent body for such action; and”;
(d) after paragraph (2)(h) add—
“(i) whether he is at the time, has in the preceding six months been, or was at the time of the originating events, a director of a body corporate which is currently suspended from such a list, and if so, the facts relating to the matter which led to the suspension and the reasons given by the Health Authority or equivalent body for the suspension.”;
(e) in paragraph (3) for “paragraph 6” substitute “paragraph 7”;
(f) for paragraph (4)(b) substitute—
“the length of time since the last incident of fraud occurred, and since any investigation into that incident of fraud was concluded;”;
(g) in paragraph (4)(e) for “the investigation” substitute “any investigation into the incident of fraud”;
(h) in paragraph (4)(f)—
(i) after “included” insert “in”,
(ii) for “what the facts were” to the end, substitute—
“the facts relating to the matter which led to such action and the reasons given by the Health Authority or equivalent body for such action;”;
(i) in paragraph (4)(g)—
(i) after “included” insert “in”,
(ii) for “or is currently suspended from such lists” to the end, substitute—
“and if so, the facts relating to the matter which led to such action and the reasons given by the Health Authority or equivalent body for such action; and”;
(j) after paragraph (4)(g) add—
“(h) whether he is at the time, has in the preceding six months been, or was at the time of the originating events, a director of a body corporate which is currently suspended from such a list, and if so, the facts relating to the matter which led to the suspension and the reasons given by the Health Authority or equivalent body for the suspension.”;
(k) in paragraph (5) for “paragraph 6” substitute “paragraph 7”;
(l) in paragraph (6)(a) for “it” substitute “any incident”;
(m) for paragraph (6)(b) substitute—
“(b) the length of time since the last such incident occurred, and since any investigation into that incident was concluded;”;
(n) in paragraph (6)(d) for “the incident” substitute “any incident”;
(o) in paragraph (6)(g)—
(i) after “included” insert “in”,
(ii) for “what the facts were” to the end, substitute—
“the facts relating to the matter which led to such action and the reasons given by the Health Authority or equivalent body for such action;”;
(p) in paragraph (6)(h)—
(i) after “included” insert “in”,
(ii) for “or is currently suspended from such lists” to the end, substitute—
“and if so, the facts relating to the matter which led to such action and the reasons given by the Health Authority or equivalent body for such action; and”;
(q) after paragraph (6)(h) add—
“(i) whether he is at the time, has in the preceding six months been, or was at the time of the originating events, a director of a body corporate which is currently suspended from such a list, and if so, the facts relating to the matter which led to the suspension and the reasons given by the Health Authority or equivalent body for the suspension.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/601/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-ophthalmic-services-amendment-regulations-2002/regulation-7
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